Bellarmine University
Louisville, Kentucky · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
12of 13 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Kentucky high-school graduate (about $35,424 a year). 1 falls short.
13 of 46 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 33: 32 with no earnings published and 1 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 26 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$21,499 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$21,499 a year
About $85,996 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $18,430 |
| $30k to $48k | $19,358 |
| $48k to $75k | $17,391 |
| $75k to $110k | $21,987 |
| $110k and up | $29,194 |
| All families (average) | $21,499 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Kentucky high-school graduate ($35,424 a year).
18 of 72 programs could be assessed 25% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $82,814 | +$47,390 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.5 yrs | 142 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,413 | +$17,989 | clears the bar | $25,990 | 1.4 yrs | 71 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $54,573 | +$19,149 | above HS line | $25,137 | 1.3 yrs | 59 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $63,991 | +$28,567 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 0.9 yrs | 57 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $61,841 | +$26,417 | clears the bar | $25,841 | 1.0 yrs | 52 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $89,391 | +$53,967 | above HS line | $26,735 | 0.5 yrs | 46 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $50,665 | +$15,241 | clears the bar | $25,853 | 1.7 yrs | 43 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $107,394 | +$71,970 | above HS line | $41,000 | 0.6 yrs | 34 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $29,2531-year earnings | -$6,171 | falls short (1-yr) | $27,000 | no earnings gain | 31 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $43,808 | +$8,384 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 3.2 yrs | 27 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $84,262 | +$48,838 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 25 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $40,7851-year earnings | +$5,361 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $27,000 | 5.0 yrs | 23 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $52,228 | +$16,804 | clears the bar | $25,226 | 1.5 yrs | 18 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $71,227 | +$35,803 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $51,527 | +$16,103 | clears the bar | $25,990 | 1.6 yrs | 17 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $79,698 | +$44,274 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $45,612 | +$10,188 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.7 yrs | 12 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $81,343 | +$45,919 | above HS line | $136,158 | 3.0 yrs | not published |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 73 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $27,000 | not assessed | 17 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Health Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Theology and Ministry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Data Analytics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Accounting | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Accounting | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Taxation | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $35,424 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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